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J.HOAGLAND. ORNAMENTAL BREASTPIN.

0. 279,564. Patented June 19,1883. E- 1 wry- 3555. JNVENTUEI.

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UNITED STA ES" PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HOAGLAND, oE PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO PEARCE & HOAGLAND, or SAME PLACE.

ORNAM ENTAL BREASTPIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,564, dated June 19, 1883. Application filed March 15,1883. (No model.)

To all'whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN HOAGLAND, of the city and county of Providence, State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and usefullmprovement in Ornamental Breastpins; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in the construction of ornamental pins, such as lace-pins, breastpins, shawl-pins, and other similar pins worn as ornaments, and to secure portions of garments.

I 5 Ornamental pins have been heretofore constructed of bands and struck-up ornamental disks, to the back of which a pintongue was secured by a hinge, the point being placed under a loop or guard. \Vhen such pins are used to secure shawls or heavy garments they are liable to be bent in use, and various means had to be resorted to to stiffen the ornamental portion of the pins.

This invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of the pin from tubular stock, and in utilizing the tubular space by inserting useful utensils-such as knives, button-hooks, pencils, tooth-picks, or other arti cles of conveniencein the same, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a view of my'improved ornamental pin. Fig. 2 is a'sectional view of the same, showing a pencil-case inserted into the same. 3 is a view of the pencil-case extended for use. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the tubular pin provided with a tooth-pick; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a tubular pin in which a nail-knife and button-hook are placed.

In the drawings, A is a metal tube, which forms the base and main body of the pin, and byits form secures great strength and rigidity to the same, so that, particularly for shawlpins, it is much more desirable than the shawl pins as heretofore made.

B is the ornamental portion of the pin, consisting of light stamped sheet metal, either of precious metal or inferior metal plated with precious metal. As all the strain is resisted pin, thus making theshawl-pin a much more by the tubular portion A, the ornaments may be as light and ornamental as desired, their office being strictly ornamental.

C is a pin-tongue hinged to the tube A, and D is the loop or guard in which the point of the pin is secured.

E E are ornamental endsof any desired design, by which the ends of the tube A are closed. Either or both of the ends E may be secured to some useful device-such as a penholder, a pencil-holder, a knife, a tooth-pick, button-hook, or other article constructed so as to be inserted within the tube A and be withdrawn for use.

F represents an extensible pencil-case pro vided with the ornamental end E, and made to enter the tube A, a portion of the case at f being made to fit closely, so as to retain the pencil-case or other utensil in the tube A by frictional contact.

G represents a tooth-pick and case, secured to the ornamental end E and provided with the frictional fitf.

H is a knife, and l. a button-hook, each secured to the ornamental end E, by which the tubeA is closed, and each having the frictional fitf to secure the same in the tube A.

My improved ornamental pin is not only stiffer and more durable, but forms a most convenient article when supplied with any of the utensils described. Vhen worn as a shawlpin a lady may, when. wrapped in her shawl or cloak securely pinned, use the glove-but toner or the pencil without opening and disarranging her garments and replace them in the useful article.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and-desire to secure by Letters Patent- In an ornamental pin, the combination, with the tubular body A, of the ornamental front B, the ends E E, and the pin as described.

2. A11 ornamental pin having a tubular body, one or both ends of which a-reclosed by detachable ends to which useful utensils are secured, as a new article of manufacture.

3. The combination, with the tubular portion A of an ornamental pin, of the end ornaments, E E, secured within the tube by the frictional fit f, as described.

4. The combination, in an ornamental pin, of a tubular body one or both ends of which are closed by ornamented ends secured by en tering the tube, and provided with some useful utensil, an ornamental front secured to the tubular body, a hinged pin, and a guard or hook, as desoribecb In witness whereof I have hereunto set my I0 hand.

JOHN HOAGLAND.

, \Vitnesses:

J. G. BoONs, J. A. MILLER, J12; 

